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d. His school of law is extensively followed and applied in the Muslim world.
Ab
Huraira
Huraira(d. 676–8 (AH 57 or 58).
Companion of the Prophet
Mu
ammad
, and prolific transmitter of
ad
th
: nearly 3,500
ad
th have come down from him.
Companion of the Prophet
Mu
ammad, and prolific transmitter of
adth: nearly 3,500
adth have come down from him.Abulafia, Abraham ben Samuel
(1240–
c.
1291).
A wandering Spanish
kabbalist
. He wrote a number of
mystical
essays, and in 1280 went to Rome to persuade the pope to relieve the sufferings of the Jews. He was condemned to death, but was reprieved after the pope's death. He attracted a considerable following and announced that the
messianic
era would begin (according to Jewish calculation) in 5050 (i.e. 1290). Arousing the opposition of Solomon ben Abraham
Adret
, he responded with various polemical works.
c.
1291).
A wandering Spanish
kabbalist
. He wrote a number of
mystical
essays, and in 1280 went to Rome to persuade the pope to relieve the sufferings of the Jews. He was condemned to death, but was reprieved after the pope's death. He attracted a considerable following and announced that the
messianic
era would begin (according to Jewish calculation) in 5050 (i.e. 1290). Arousing the opposition of Solomon ben Abraham
Adret
, he responded with various polemical works.
Abulafia, Me‘ir
(1170?–1244
,
also known as Ramah
). Spanish
Talmudic
Scholar. He is best known for his controversy with
Maimonides
on the doctrine of the
resurrection
, but, despite this dispute, he had great respect for the philosopher, as is shown by the elegy he composed for him after his death.
,
also known as Ramah
). Spanish
Talmudic
Scholar. He is best known for his controversy with
Maimonides
on the doctrine of the
resurrection
, but, despite this dispute, he had great respect for the philosopher, as is shown by the elegy he composed for him after his death.
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